Nevada Sex Workers Trying to Unionize to Protect IP Rights

Sex workers at a brothel outside of Las Vegas are trying to unionize, citing unfair labor practices and intellectual property concerns.

The 74 employees of Sheri’s Ranch, a legal brothel and resort in Pahrump, Nev. filed a petition to organize with the Communications Workers of America.

If approved by the workers and the National Labor Relations Board, the move would mark the first time that US brothel employees—formally referred to as courtesans—joined a union, according to the workers and the CWA.

The workers, however, are facing opposition from their employer, who argues that they are independent contractors and not employees ...